Our Attendance at EHA 2026 !
European Hematology Association Congress 2026 · 11–14 June · Stockholm, Sweden
We are proud to attend EHA2026 this June, participating in a full programme of patient advocacy meetings, scientific sessions, and oral and poster presentations. Below is a day-by-day overview of our engagement across the congress.
Thursday, 11th June
- ALAN members and supporters meeting – Presenting: ALAN team
- Training new advocates – Involved: Samantha Nier
- EHA Patient Joint Symposium – Session 1 One year of EU HTA regulation: Delivering for patients and clinicians?
- EHA Patient Joint Symposium – Session 2 How Patient Experience Data (PED) can inform the approval of new medicines? Chair and Speaker: Samantha Nier
- EHA Patient Advocacy Committee meeting – Participating: Jan Geissler, Sophie Wintrich, Charles McGrath, Samantha Nier
Friday, 12th June
- YoungEHA session: How can we integrate qualitative research into hematology? Speaker: Samantha Nier
- EHA Patient Advocacy Committee meeting – Participating: Jan Geissler, Sophie Wintrich
- Oral session: Patient-centered outcomes in hematology: Quality of life, equity and value – Chair: Samantha Nier
- Poster Presentations
Sleep Disturbances after Hematological Malignancies Diagnosis: Prevalence and Severity in a Patient Survey Esther N. Oliva, Matteo Fattizzo, Roberta Siclari, Maria Teresa Voso, Carmelo Gurnari, Chiara Frairia, Pasquale Niscola, Giuseppe Iannì, Vaitsa Katsomitrou, Ravi Bimolah, Cindy Carasig, Marife Colis, Giorgia Francesconi, Rhodora Relucio, Muna Rimal, Samantha Nier EHA Library. Oliva E. 06/11/2026; 4207282; PF1394
Emotional Distress Dominates Quality of Life Burden in CML: Psychometric Validation of Patient Reported Outcomes in a Global Leukemia Experience Survey Samantha Nier, Denis Costello, Matteo Fattizzo, Giuseppe Iannì, Esther N. Oliva EHA Library. Nier S. 06/11/2026; 4207284; PF1396
Family Carer Burden and Their Proxy Concordance of Patient-Reported Outcomes: A Global Leukemia Experience Survey Samantha Nier, Matteo Fattizzo, Giuseppe Iannì, Tatyana Ionova, Sam Salek, Esther N. Oliva EHA Library. Nier S. 06/11/2026; 4207287; PF1399
Saturday, 13th June
- AML Scientific Working Group Meeting – Participant: Samantha Nier
- EHA Symposium on Patient Communication – Organiser: EHA Patient Advocacy Committee with the lead from Sophie Wintrich and Natacha Bolanos)
- EHA-EMA-FDA Session on Global Trials : Speaker: Loris Brunetta
- Scientific Working Group: Quality of life and symptoms: Translating clinical trial outcomes to clinical practice in hematological malignancies – Speaker: Samantha Nier
Sunday, 14th June
- EHA Patient Advocacy Committee meeting – Participating: Jan Geissler, Sophie Wintrich, Samantha Nier / Moderator: Anne-Pierre Pickaert
- Training New Advocates
- AYA Session: Fertility preservation in AYA – Current challenges and future perspectives – Part of the Taskforce: Charles McGrath
From patient advocacy and regulatory dialogue to cutting-edge research on quality of life, sleep, and carer burden — EHA2026 is a vital opportunity to advance the science and practice that matters most to patients and families living with hematological conditions.